The 2012 Fiat 500 will be called a Cinquecento

It can't be much "newer" than this one - the Fiat 500 which will be a 2012 model and not available until next year. It was unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show last week and I was lucky enough to have a front row seat during the press conference. During the two day media frenzy, this press conference and unveiling probably received the most attention of all the events.It can't be much "newer" than this one - the Fiat 500 which will be a 2012 model and not available until next year. It was unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show last week and I was lucky enough to have a front row seat during the press conference. During the two day media frenzy, this press conference and unveiling probably received the most attention of all the events.

The Fiat management announced that Chrysler will build more than 50,000 cars each year until 2014, and Fiat 500 will be a small and lightweight platform that could fit the electric vehicle technology. The electric Fiat 500 will follow a conventional gasoline powered model, arriving in the US at the end of 2010.

The 2012 Fiat 500 will be called a Cinquecento